Spaghetti With Meatballs

I'mPat's Note:

A recipe from a National Supermarket chain as part of feed your family (based on 4 serves) dinner for $10 or less (that is aussie dollars and based on local prices for produce or chain specials at time of publication. Times are estimated. Though recipes recommends 500 grams of spaghetti I would only use about 350 grams for us and serve with a side salad of greens, tomatoes etc.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 750 g ground beef (minced beef)
• 400 g diced tomatoes (canned)
• 500 g spaghetti
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon parsley (chopped)
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• 1 garlic clove (about 3/4-1 teaspoon finely minced)
• salt (to taste)
• pepper (freshly ground to taste)
• 4 tablespoons oil (for frying)

Directions:

1. Combine mince, egg and chopped parsley in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
2. Roll mixture into small balls.
3. Cook spaghetti according to manufacturers instructions.
4. Heat pan and 2 tablespoons oil and fry meatballs for approximately 3 minutes until nearly cooked through and set aside, cook in batches if needed, when completed clean pan.
5. Add remaining 2 tablespoons of oil and saute onion and garlic in oil for 3 minutes, add diced tomatoes and meatballs, them simmer for 5 minutes.
6. Serve meatball and sauce over the spaghetti.
7. Personally would serve with a green/tossed salad.
8. ALTERNATIVE TO COOK MEATBALLS - Roll mince and place into an alfoil line baking dish and bake at 175C (fan forced) for about 8 to 12 minutes and follow instructions from step 5.

Reviews

[Tisme]

So easy to prepare! I made the meatballs using the oven option. I did use premium mince and baked them on a wire rack over an oven tray, which drained off a lot of fat. But they did taste great and it worked very well. One tip is when rolling the meatbalss, that wetting your hands makes the job of rolling a lot easier! The sauce is wonderful and also so very quick and easy..... although, I did add some tomato paste to the sauce! A great and easy dish to prepare and very tasty. The family all enjoyed this recipe Pat. Topped with Parmesan Cheese and served with crusty garlic bread this made for a great quick easy and inexpensive meal.

[**Jubes**]

An easy family sized recipe that uses simple ingredients and is quick to prepare and cook. I used 1 kilogram of the low-fat quality beef mince, a really large onion and 2 cans of diced Italian style tomatoes. I added garlic to the meatballs and the sauce. A winner recipe for my family, served with spaghetti (didn't measure the amount cooked) and grated parmesan. Made six serves for us. This recipe is gluten-free suitable if served with gf pasta. Nice that the meatballs had no bread or breadcrumbs- though for this reason suggesting that small meatballs be made. 5 stars from my family -thanks for another great recipe Pat. After reading the other reviews, it would seem that our Aussie canned diced tomatoes are thicker than in the US. Photo also to be posted

[P_D]

Nice quick and easy, perfect for a busy weeknight. Thanks for sharing your tasty recipe :)